Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries (“FEMSA,” the Company or the Group), incorporated in 1936, is a public company established as a Sociedad anónima bursátil de capital variable under the Mexican laws leading subsidiaries that are direct and indirect sub-holding companies in businesses in which the Company operates in the beverage industry through Coca-Cola FEMSA; retail industry through FEMSA Comercio Proximity, Fuel and Health Divisions; beer industry through the Heineken investment; transport logistic services industry through Logistics and Distribution, and other businesses.

The following is a description of the Company’s businesses, along with its interest ownership in each reportable segment:

(1)

The Company controls Coca-Cola FEMSA’s relevant activities. On January 31, 2019, Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting approved the following: (i) an eight-for-one stock split (the “Stock Split”) of each series of shares of the Company; (ii) the issuance of Series B ordinary shares with full voting rights; and (iii) the creation of units, comprised of 3 Series B shares and 5 Series L shares, to be listed for trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange and in the form of American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

(2)

On May 15, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of the specialized distribution business of cleaning products and consumables in the United States, through the controlling interest of NW Synergy, which includes WAXIE Sanitary Supply (“WAXIE”) and North American Corporation (“North American”). Additionally, on December 31, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of Southeastern Paper Group (“SEPG”). During 2021 the Company acquired other companies increasing its specialized distribution footprint in the United States. See Note 4.1.